Fun fact 3 about Zawiya
city
During the first Libyan Civil War, Gaddafi forces reportedly 'tore the town to ashes' using air power and tanks.
Zawiya
Libya
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Zawiya
Libya
Country
Libya
Population
186.0K
Coordinates
32.75, 12.73
Zawiya, officially Zawia, is a city in northwestern Libya, situated on the Libyan coastline of the Mediterranean Sea about 47 km (29 mi) west of Tripoli, in the historic region of Tripolitania. Zawiya is the capital of the Zawiya District.
From the “Libyan civil war” section
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